LabAutomation 2006 - SLAS
LabAutomation 2006 - SLAS
LabAutomation 2006 - SLAS
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<strong>LabAutomation</strong><strong>2006</strong><br />
Introduction to Laboratory Automation Sierra<br />
Steven D. Hamilton, Sanitas Consulting Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel<br />
Gary W. Kramer, National Institute of Standards and Technology<br />
Mark F. Russo<br />
Who Should Attend<br />
This short course is for anyone seeking an introduction to the field of laboratory automation. A general understanding of a laboratory<br />
environment is helpful. Typical attendees include scientists, engineers, lab managers, marketing and sales professionals, and students.<br />
How You’ll Benefit From This Course<br />
• Understand industry drivers, costs and benefits of lab automation<br />
• Learn methods of planning and executing successful automation projects<br />
• Appreciate the strategy and technical features that make up a successful automated system<br />
• Become aware of up and downstream impacts of lab automation<br />
• Develop an understanding of the issues, strategies and tools for managing data from automated systems.<br />
• Learn about current and future lab automation technologies<br />
Introduction to the Theory and Automation of Pharmacogenomics Smoketree B<br />
Paul Kayne Palm Springs Convention Center<br />
Thomas Hartmann, Amgen, Inc.<br />
Who Should Attend<br />
This course is for anyone seeking an introduction to the field of pharmacogenomics and its automation. As this is an introductory course,<br />
prior knowledge of pharmacogenomics is not required. Typical attendees include scientists, engineers, lab managers, marketing and sales<br />
professionals, and students.<br />
How You’ll Benefit From This Course<br />
• Learn how our genetic code can provide the basis for predisposition to disease<br />
• Understand how differences in our genetic makeup affects our response to medicine<br />
• Learn how these differences are detected<br />
• Appreciate the regulatory issues surrounding pharmacogenomics<br />
• Explore the possibilities for personalized medicine<br />
• Receive an introduction to laboratory automation<br />
• Learn the major platforms used for genotyping and biomarker studies<br />
LIMS in the Organization Mesquite H<br />
Robert D. McDowall, McDowall Consulting Palm Springs Convention Center<br />
Who Should Attend<br />
This course is for managers involved with a project who need an understanding of what is involved; users or super users of a LIMS who<br />
would also be on a project team; IT staff involved in a LIMS project; Quality Assurance personnel wanting to understand about the stages<br />
of implementing a LIMS.<br />
How You’ll Benefit From This Course<br />
• Receive an overview of the system development life cycle of a LIMS and the identification of the common issues and<br />
problems associated with a project<br />
• Learn how to develop an overall strategy for a project via a LIMS matrix<br />
• Learn how to write a User Requirements Specification for the LIMS<br />
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